The Forgotten Term "Picturegoer" and Its Place in Cinema History

A "picturegoer" is a person who goes to see movies or films. It is an old-fashioned term that was commonly used in the past, but it has largely fallen out of use today.

The word "picturegoer" comes from the fact that movies were originally shown as "pictures" on a screen, and people would go to see these pictures as a form of entertainment. The term "picturegoer" was coined to describe the people who went to see these movies.

Today, the term "moviegoer" is more commonly used to describe someone who goes to see movies, and it has become the standard term for describing people who attend films. However, "picturegoer" is still sometimes used in historical or nostalgic contexts to refer to people who went to see movies in the past.